Silent cerebral emboli following percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect in pediatric patients: a diffusion-weighted MRI study.

CONCLUSION: The current study suggests that percutaneous closure of the ASD, when performed by experienced hands, may be free of cerebral microembolization in pediatric patients. However, due to the relatively small sample size, further studies with larger patient groups are needed for the validation of our preliminary results.
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Source: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology - September 22, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Koç G, Özyurt A, Doğanay S, Baykan A, Görkem SB, Doğan MS, Pamukçu Ö, Üzüm K, Coşkun A, Narin N Tags: Diagn Interv Radiol Source Type: research